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faculty
Jennifer Mulnix, PhD
Professor
Philosophy
Contact
508-910-6869
508-999-9217
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Liberal Arts 355
Education
| 2006 | University of Iowa | PhD |
| 2004 | University of Iowa | MA |
| 1999 | University of Nebraska-Omaha, | BA |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
An introduction to philosophy as the persistent and methodical attempt to think clearly about universal problems of human life, such as ways of knowing and studies in value.
An introduction to philosophy as the persistent and methodical attempt to think clearly about universal problems of human life, such as ways of knowing and studies in value.
Exploration of the nature of the good life. This course surveys historical and contemporary concepts of well-being as well as how these concepts relate to theories of happiness and theories of morality. The relationship between well-being and political and economic policy will also be examined from both a philosophical and scientific perspective.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Exploration of the nature of the good life. This course surveys historical and contemporary concepts of well-being as well as how these concepts relate to theories of happiness and theories of morality. The relationship between well-being and political and economic policy will also be examined from both a philosophical and scientific perspective.
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Research
Research interests
- Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Happiness, Critical Thinking, and Philosophical Pedagogy
- Ethics, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Early Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Asian Philosophy
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson, and M.J. Mulnix (2015).
Happy Lives, Good Lives: A Philosophical Examination - Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson, and M.J. Mulnix, eds. (2015).
Theories of Happiness: An Anthology - Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson (2013).
Reliabilism and Demon World Victims
Tópicos, 44, 35-82. - Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson (2012).
Rethinking the A Priori/A Posteriori Distinction
Logos & Episteme, 3(2), 261-277. - Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson (2012).
“Semantic Externalism, Self-Knowledge, and Slow Switching
Synthesis Philosophica, 26(2), 375-390.
Dr. Mulnix is a Professor of Philosophy, the Chair of the UMassD Philosophy Department, and President of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers. Most of her current research focuses on happiness and well-being. She is also interested in Buddhism as well as theories of knowledge and the mind. Dr. Mulnix has two published books (co-authored with M.J. Mulnix of Salem State University): Happy Lives, Good Lives: A Philosophical Examination and Theories of Happiness: An Anthology from Broadview Press. She loves philosophy, comedy, watching movies and sports, playing tennis, watercolor painting, and traveling around the world.